October 9, 2017
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Gender or sex? These terms are up for discussion. What defines a person, it’s certainly not a colour, right? Last week we not only had an input on feminism and the importance it has in our society but we attended a workshop that got us questioning the very idea that we have adopted subconsciously. Are […] Continue reading
October 8, 2017
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Last week I clicked on our required reading to find out that it was about gender and how it is now seen to be nothing more than a social construct. I was ecstatic! These are topics I have always found extremely interesting and relevant. I read through it with joy and couldn’t wait for the […] Continue reading
October 5, 2017
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Our second seminar was all about reflection – reflecting on our thoughts, questions, and opinions from the past few weeks. Carrie asked us all to discuss questions that we have regarding the topics we’ve learnt about so far and the various tasks we have completed. Straight away our group jumped to the last seminar about […] Continue reading
October 4, 2017
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Last week’s resource allocation workshop, led by Derek, was an introduction to the idea of equality within the classroom. The task highlighted the issue of class division and lack of resources within certain schools – an issue which we will all face as prospective teachers. The task set was for each of the five small […] Continue reading
October 4, 2017
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Within our Peer Learning Workshop on Monday, the main point of discussion involved whether or not we possess similar values and attributes that would be classed as professional. It cannot be argued that we are all exactly the same. In my opinion, it would not necessarily be a good thing if we were. Individuality and […] Continue reading
September 29, 2017
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“Well, is it?” “Is it what?” “A myth?” Last week we had an input about race, ethnicity and discrimination. To begin with I thought it would be very straight forward: come in, get angry then leave. I was wrong, very wrong. Although I was aware that racism was still very active and a part of […] Continue reading
September 28, 2017
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Perceptions on Race, Ethnicity and Discrimination Before the input and reading, my thought and perceptions about race, ethnicity and prejudice were somewhat vague. I know in general what these terms meant and could give examples of what I thought each one entailed. After learning more, I have found that race as a concept is extremely […] Continue reading
September 25, 2017
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From the moment you are born, you are invited into a world that you never asked to be born into and an environment you never chose. Everyday thousands of children are born into poverty just as some are born into wealth. These children will live very different lives but what ones will put in more effort […] Continue reading
September 13, 2017
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Comments Off on The Allocation of Resources In The Classroom
I recently attended a workshop on the allocation of resources in a classroom. In what seemed to be a standard teamwork exercise to allow us to get to know each other, we were split into five groups and allocated an envelope filled with resources for the activity. Our task included using the resources to construct […] Continue reading
April 24, 2017
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Week 3 has been a 4 day week due to Easter Monday being a bank holiday. I’m so used to being in Scotland where most people work and most things are open on a bank holiday but down here in England everyone closes up shop and takes the day as a proper holiday for family […] Continue reading
April 20, 2017
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Yesterday’s inset day was a lovely relaxing first day back for the teachers before the madness of the children arriving! Moulsford had booked a local teacher to talk to us from a private school in Oxford who are changing their curriculum, like Moulsford, to a more skills based curriculum. As he started I already liked […] Continue reading
April 18, 2017
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Each week on this placement, I must right a short reflection on my time at Moulsford and link it to the GTCS Scottish Standards for Provisional Registration. It was the last week of the Spring term before they boys go off on their Easter break and there was a lot of random days and lessons […] Continue reading
March 31, 2017
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Comments Off on We’re half way there! (Weekly Reflection 3)
Happy Friday! It’s pretty scary to think that I have just finished my third week with Tracy Locke for my Learning from Life placement. I continually say it but I am so happy I chose to undertake my placement here and in an industry which three weeks ago I was completely clueless on. This week has […] Continue reading
March 18, 2017
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I can’t believe that’s my first week of placement over already! What a brilliant week it has been! Here are some of the experiences that I have been involved in: Kodaly During the Kodaly sessions, I saw p1 children learning about the foundation elements of music, including rhythm, pitch, and tempo. This learning happens in … Continue reading What a Week! → Continue reading
March 17, 2017
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My first week at Tracy Locke has been an absolute whirlwind of new knowledge and meeting so many new people who have made me feel extremely welcome. This has made working in an unfamiliar setting a lot easier. I have taken part in so many things that have been extremely beneficial in contributing to my […] Continue reading
March 13, 2017
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Okay. So. Somerset is AMAZING! Arriving at the school this morning was incredible. The campus is so big there are separate gates for pre-prep, junior and high school. I am still overwhelmed at the size of this school and the amount of staff they have for everything. They even have a snake catcher! The beginning […] Continue reading
March 12, 2017
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Current mode: panic! No, not really. However, I am feeling very nervous about placement which begins TOMORROW. I say placement but is, in fact, a “prac”. I arrived in Australia Friday just passed and about to undertake a placement in Somerset College, an International Baccalaureate world school in Queensland! As well as all of the […] Continue reading
March 8, 2017
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Comments Off on The Beginning of Learning from Life
As I write this post I am currently sitting in Edinburgh airport waiting for my first flight to Heathrow before connecting onto a flight to Dallas, Texas to undertake my Learning from Life Placement. I have chosen to work with Tracy Locke. They’re a marketing and advertising company whose head offices are located in Dallas. […] Continue reading
January 25, 2017
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Over the past weekend, my friends and I watched an interesting film that sparked a critical thought process within me. The film ‘Unfriended’ sees a group of teenage friends get caught up in a horror and revenge plotline over a group Skype call. Although, the film itself was somewhat convoluted and cliché, its premise was […] Continue reading
January 21, 2017
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Trying to reflect back on the whole and individual parts of semester 1 is incredibly hard. September brought about change for me, I became a university student, and moved away from home, into a flat with 12 complete strangers, and began the course that I have always dreamed of doing. However, starting university came with challenges, […] Continue reading
